Fawn Mutation Diamond Dove

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Hello All,

Have a question about Fawn Diamond Doves.

Do they have poor eye sight ?

They have reddish eyes

When I see them flying around the aviary they sometimes miss the perch or fly and hit roof and fall down

The 2 Fawn hens are bad for It and split cock birds don't have a problem.
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Sorry I only have normals, and while I have had silvers in the past, have never been lucky enough to find any fawns for sale. Hope they are fine, but could not hurt to make the avairy a bit more shaded.
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Hi Henry,
I have a cock fawn diamond dove and have to agree that they do have poor eye site, as I've been hit a few times on the body after entering the aviary,
this bird just smashes into everything in the aviary.

Maurie.
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Red-eyed birds will be susceptible to light intensity. Their eyes have little or no melanin protection. It's not always noticeable though. It seems some such as white canaries are very much affected. All red-eyed birds should probably be watched in the bright season of summer, imo.

Are your aviaries very brightly lit, Maurie?
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My aviaries are tinted corrugated plastic roof with been fully roofed.
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In the flight area I would have to say yes, but the same happens in the sheltered area which is about half as light.

Maurie
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I'm thinking out loud here but maybe the ambient light is a bit bright for it (??)

If you could shade it more, might that improve its orientation, I wonder.

Another thought, Do you enter your aviary from the brighter end? The contrast may also be disorienting for this red-eyed bird......

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Would my bird in the middle be considered a fawn? I bought him as a peach from a pet store in Melbourne last year.


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I had him in the aviary and think I may have some peach/fawn baby's, not to sure as I have never had one before. Does the one on the left look fawn?

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and one thats a week or so older

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I do not know what he is as I have not seen this mutation before. However the young certainly look as if they may be coming out the same. So maybe a sex linked cinnamon mutation?
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